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Hirofumi Akita

The University of OsakaORCID 0000-0002-3115-9466Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Daisuke SakoniD· 2 shared Eiji MiyoshiiD· 2 shared Hidetoshi EguchiiD· 2 shared Jumpei KondoiD· 2 shared Shinji TakamatsuiD· 2 shared Asuka Ogata· 1 shared Ayumu Hayashibara· 1 shared Ayusa Kuroda· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Prohaptoglobin Promotes Pancreatic Cancer Progression by sustaining YAP Activity

Jumpei Kondo, Honoka Nakayama, Ayusa Kuroda, Ayumu Hayashibara, Daisuke Sakon, Shinji Takamatsu, Hirofumi Akita, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Eiji Miyoshi

This paper shows prohaptoglobin promotes pancreatic cancer by sustaining YAP activity, enabling cells to bypass contact inhibition and enhance motility and tumor growth.

bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology

Enterococcus faecalis is involved in the progression of the early stages of latent chronic pancreatitis surrounding pancreatic cancer tissue

Kaho Nishikori, Shinji Takamatsu, Munefumi Shimosaka, Risa Uemura, Yudai Ishida, Rikako Sugawa, Muya Matsumoto, Asuka Ogata, Daisuke Sakon, Motoharu Inui, Daisaku Yamada, Hirofumi Akita, Jumpei Kondo, Takahiro Kodama, Yoshihiro Kamada, , Eiji Miyoshi

The paper investigates the role of Enterococcus faecalis in the progression of latent chronic pancreatitis associated with pancreatic cancer tissue through pathological and serological analyses.

bioRxiv · Jul 21, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology